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Conquistadors |
-late 1400s -Spanish upper class-men lacked political and economic opportunities so they conquered areas of central america -wanted $ -Prince Henry the Navigator gave financial support and encouragement -converted people to catholicism -monarchs motivation--win glory and profit from trade -Hernando Cortes-- conquered the Aztecs by slaughter and disease -Francisco Pizzaro--conquered the Incas by small pox infecting the emperor and that leading to a power struggle and a civil war IMPORTANT- - killing of native peoples -made spain rich -destroyed societies |
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Caravel |
-mid 15th century -portugese -small, light 3-mast ship -more maneuverable and required less power -held more cargo -when fitted with a cannon it could over take larger vessels -used mainly for exploration
IMPORTANT -helped the portugese get very rich -aided with exploration |
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Christopher Columbus- Columbian Exchange |
-mid 15th century -Portugal and central/south america -originally a mapmaker -wanted to find a direct ocean trading route to asia (W instead of E) ~got support form Ferdinand and Isabella -determined indigenous people as good slaves and easy to christianity -Hispanola-- held a revolt against him -Columbian Exchange: ~food from Europe vs. New foods from native americans i.e.:tomato and potato, horse ~ new animals increased the labor and production ~ disease was catastrophic IMPORTANT -led to global trade -Europe depended on the new world for mass production of sugar, and they depended heavily on the slaves for production |
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Encomienda System |
-mid 1500s -New World - spaniards immigrated and helped conquer mexica and incas -they carved out estates--haciendas -temperate-liivestock -coastal- sugar plantations -crown granted the conquerors to employ groups of native americans as laborers in exchange for food and shelter -supposed to teach christianity to -didn't happen and ended up as slaves IMPORTANT - destroyed the appeal of indigenous people -led to the development of slavery |
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Sugar Trade |
-mid 1500s -Europe/ New World - apart of the columbian exchange -europe introduced sugar to better climate -began producing a lot -because of this the need of slaves to work the fields were needed -it was imported to europe as a new item -shows the vast expansion -new slavery vs old slavery IMPORTANT -needed more slaves from slave trade -Europeans were heavily dependent on it |
